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Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Actor · Born 1963-12-06 · Odense, Denmark

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Biography

Ulrich Thomsen (born 6 December 1963) is a Danish actor and filmmaker known for his role of Christian in the 1998 film The Celebration and for the role of Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series Banshee (2013–2016). Ulrich Thomsen was born in (Næsby) Odense, Denmark and graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1993, after which he performed in several theatres in Copenhagen, such as Dr Dantes Aveny, Mungo Park and Østre Gasværks Teater. His film debut was in 1994 in Nightwatch, directed by Ole Bornedal. Since then, he has starred in several roles, including, among others, Thomas Vinterberg's The Biggest Heroes (1996), Susanne Bier's Sekten (1997) and Anders Thomas Jensen's Flickering Lights (2000). The breakthrough in his career came in the 1998 film, Followed by an essential role in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999) portraying the part of henchman Sasha Davidov. This established Thomsen as an international actor, famous outside his native Denmark. He played a part in the 2002 English film Killing Me Softly. In 2009, he played Jonas Skarssen, the lead villain in Tom Tykwer's The International. From 2013 to 2016, he starre…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — Templar Master
  2. Hitman (2007) — Mikhail Belicoff
  3. The Blacklist (2013) — Alexander Kirk
  4. The World Is Not Enough (1999) — Davidov
  5. The Thing (2011) — Dr. Sander Halvorson
  6. Fringe (2008) — Man in Zeppelin, aka Mr X
  7. Mortdecai (2015) — Romanov
  8. Season of the Witch (2011) — Eckhardt
  9. Centurion (2010) — Gorlacon
  10. The International (2009) — Jonas Skarssen
  11. Banshee (2013) — Kai Proctor
  12. The Celebration (1998) — Christian
  13. Duplicity (2009) — Big Swiss Suit
  14. Adam's Apples (2005) — Adam
  15. Alias (2001) — Ulrich Kottor
  16. In a Better World (2010) — Claus
  17. Counterpart (2017) — Aldrich
  18. Killing Me Softly (2002) — Klaus
  19. Nightwatch (1994) — Rod 1
  20. The New Pope (2020) — Doctor Lindegard
  21. Flickering Lights (2000) — Peter
  22. The Commune (2016) — Erik
  23. The Broken (2008) — Dr Robert Zachman
  24. Shining Girls (2022) — Britta's Husband
  25. The Weight of Water (2001) — John Hontvedt
  26. A Second Chance (2014) — Simon
  27. The Silence (2010) — Peer Sommer
  28. Tell-Tale (2009) — Lethe
  29. The Marco Effect (2021) — Carl Mørck
  30. Summer of '92 (2015) — Richard Møller Nielsen
  31. Brothers (2004) — Michael
  32. Max (2002) — Captain Mayr
  33. Mostly Martha (2001) — Sam Thalberg
  34. Boundless (2024) — Carl Mørck
  35. The Notebook (2013) — Offizier
  36. Small Town Killers (2017) — Edward
  37. Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) — Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
  38. The Space Between the Lines (2019) — Bernhard
  39. The Substitute (2007) — Jesper Osböll
  40. Banshee: Origins (2013) — Kai Proctor

Directed

  1. American Sausage Standoff (2021) — Director
  2. In Embryo (2016) — Director